As the Lead Occupational Therapist, you will provide clinical, professional, and operational leadership to the Occupational Therapy (OT) service, ensuring OT services are proactive and supportive of Priory objectives.
Work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across the hospital site to support integration around patient care, delivering a highly specialised and advanced standard of OT assessment, treatment, and management for patients.
Ensure that your practice and service meet agreed local and national standards and clinical governance requirements, including COT Standards for Practice, Code of Ethics, and Professional Conduct.
Participate in site service quality improvement initiatives, including conducting investigations, quality monitoring assurance objectives, and clinical audits.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Oversee student placements within the OT team.
2. Attend all site-required meetings, including Clinical Governance and Patient Safety, and represent the OT department.
3. Attend Regional OT meetings and provide feedback to the site.
4. Take responsibility for identified budget responsibilities related to the role, such as the therapy activity budget.
About Us
The Priory Hospital Middleton St George is located close to Darlington, County Durham, and provides individualised treatment and care for people with mental health needs of adults who present with complex and challenging behaviours in a safe and supportive environment. Our comprehensive integrated services offer complete care pathways, allowing service users to transfer effortlessly between the most appropriate care, meeting individual needs, enabling recovery and re-engagement within the community, and maximising life opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
To provide clinical, professional, and operational leadership to the Occupational Therapy (OT) service, working in collaboration with the Therapy Services Manager to ensure Occupational Therapy services are proactive and supportive of Priory objectives. To work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across the hospital site to support integration around patient care and deliver a highly specialised and advanced standard of OT assessment, treatment, and management for patients.
Person Specification
Experience
* HCPC registered
* BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Appropriate clinical postgraduate courses completed
* Recognised long course or MSc
* Professional membership of RCOT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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